The Crossroads League (formerly the Mid-Central College Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its members are private Christian colleges in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The current conference commissioner is Larry DeSimpelare. History In June 2012, the conference voted to change its name to the Crossroads League, a name to better reflect the conference having grown beyond its Central Indiana roots. Chronological timeline 1959 - On June 1, 1959, the Crossroad League was founded as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC). Charter members included Concordia Senior College, Grace College (now Grace College & Seminary), Huntington College, Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) and Tri-State College (now Trine University), effective beginning the 1959–60 academic year. 1963 - On September 17, 1963, the MCCC joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a sponsored athletic conference. 1966 - Saint Francis College (now the University of Saint Francis of Indiana) joined the MCCC, effective in the 1966–67 academic year. 1969 - On Nov. 6, 1969, Goshen College joined the MCCC, effective beginning the 1970–71 academic year. 1972 - Concordia Senior College left the MCCC, effective after the 1971–72 academic year. 1973 - Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan University) joined the MCCC, effective in the 1973–74 academic year. 1978 - Indiana Tech left the MCCC, effective after the 1977–78 academic year. 1979 - Grace left the MCCC, effective after the 1978–79 academic year. 1980 - Tri-State announced that it would leave the MCCC on May 8, and Saint Francis (Ind.) announced the same on May 12, both effective after the 1980–81 academic year. 1980 - On November 5, 1980, Bethel College (now Bethel University) joined the MCCC, with Grace re-joining back as well, both effective beginning the 1981–82 academic year. 1986 - Bethel initially withdrew from the MCCC, effective after the 1985–86 academic year. However on August 25, 1986, Bethel was re-instated into the conference, effective in the 1986–87 academic year. 1986 - Women's sports were introduced in the MCCC, effective in the 1986–87 academic year. 1987 - On September 14, 1987, Marian College (now Marian University) joined the MCCC, effective in the 1987–88 academic year. 1994 - Taylor University joined the MCCC, with Saint Francis (Ind.) re-joining back, both effective beginning the 1994–95 academic year. 2004 - Spring Arbor University joined the MCCC, effective in the 2004–05 academic year. 2010 - On November 30, 2010,